Monday, June 30, 2008
1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Abstract:
Digital storytelling gives voice to many groups who are not commonly heard. In the process of creating digital stories, people master the use of different multimedia tools to succinctly share a part of their world and open up dialogue with an international online community. This tutorial covers the creative step-by-step digital storytelling process. Using video interviews, pictures, and research data gathered while in the village of San Vicente de Nicoya de Guanacaste Costa Rica, the author first goes through the preproduction, production and publishing process. The objects created in preproduction are put together in Flash CS3. The product is published and put online using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3. The goal of this tutorial is to give the participant an elementary working knowledge of Adobe Design CS3’s Photoshop, Flash, and Dreamweaver software in order to successfully produce and publish a digital story.
Objectives:
Objectives:
Given Video clips, Photographs, Audio files, and Animation files, the participant will be able to
1) Use basic tools and techniques in Photoshop CS3 to edit photographs
2) Use basic tools and techniques in Flash CS3 to produce a Digital Story
3) Use basic tools in Dreamweaver CS3 to publish a digital story.
4) Summarize steps in the creation of a digital story
Note: Each participant will receive a CD with Power Point slides, and SWF files demonstrating the step by step process in the creation and publication of a digital story.
Outline:
Topical Outline of the Content
1. Overview of digital storytelling
Defining
Brainstorming Process
Selecting Equipment and Tools
Collecting Data
File Management
Editing Video
Creating Voice Overs
Delivery Options
2. Creating a Flowchart
Defining
Exemplars
3. Creating a Storyboard
Design Layout
Audio script placements
Witten script placements
Sound placements
4. Editing in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Introduction to Photoshop Purpose and Interface
Using Curves
Creating an action to: 1) resize 2) create frame 3) save as PNG
5.Production with Flash CS3
Introduction to Flash Purpose and Interface
Importing artifacts to Library Panel
Using the Timeline – F5, F6, F7, F8 F9
Using Layers
Adding Sound
Adding Video
Basic Interactivity
Publishing a swf file
6. Publishing to the Web with Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
Introduction to Dreamweaver Purpose and Interface
Adding Content to an HTML page
Importing your swf file
Saving html file
Uploading to Web
7. View Finished Product
8. Summary/Questions and Answer Period
Presenter will bring:
1) A laptop computer with Adobe Design Premium CS3
2) HD Cannon Digital Camcorder
3) Each participant will receive a CD with Power Point slides, and SWF files demonstrating the step by step process in the creation and publication of a digital story.
Prerequisites:
Educators, Storytellers: No software experience with Adobe Design CS3 required
Intended Experience Level:
Beginner
Instructor Qualifications:
Dr. Linda Wright-Smith is an Associate Professor at Cameron University in the Department of Multimedia Design. Some of the courses she teaches are multimedia authoring, simulations, web publishing, graphics and design. She lived with and interviewed the people in the small village of San Vicente de Guanacaste Costa Rica in the summers of 2006, 2007. She is using this data to provide a digital social anthropological record of the villagers. Presently, her main interest is in digital animation and storytelling.